Primary education, teachers in Greece
Greece: Primary education, teachers was 70,680 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Greece, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Greece recorded 70,680 for primary education, teachers in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Greece peaked at 76,829 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 28,212, in 1973.
That places Greece 73rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,232 | 28,212 | 35,735 | 9 |
| 1980s | 37,902 | 36,246 | 40,370 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,634 | 42,045 | 47,684 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,607 | 48,104 | 62,114 | 8 |
| 2010s | 69,138 | 66,551 | 74,311 | 8 |
| 2020s | 74,453 | 70,680 | 76,829 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.0% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.34 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.8% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Greece?
- Primary education, teachers in Greece was 70,680 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 76,829 in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,212 in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for primary education, teachers?
- Greece ranks 73rd out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.